PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 3 October 1921, Page 4

PERSONAL.

Lord Northcliffe lias sailed from Sydney for China (says a cable message).

The Prime Minister (Mr W. F. Massey) left Auckland for Wellington last night.

Mr. F. Mills, of Hawera, has been appointed judge of the Ayrshire cattle at the Wairarapa show. Mr. W. A. Dean, of Inglewood, will leave New Zealand by the Corinthic from Wellington on 'October 18. Mr. Dean, who is an old boy of the Stratford District High School, intends to further his studies in agricultural science at* Leeds University. Dr. T. Haigh, Mus. Doc., F.R.C.0., A.R.C.M., has been in New ’ Plymouth conducting the annual local centre examinations for the Royal Academy of Music, and the Royal College of Musi*, London. He visits Waitafa to-day and proceeds sputh to-morrow morning. Sir Robert Donald, formerly editor of the Daily Chronicle, and one -of the bestknown journalists in London, has purchased the famous old Sunday newspaper, the Referee. Mr. George R. Sims, who has contributed to every issue for the last 44 years, will continue his “Pepper and Salt” contributions under the new management. Mr. W. Jenkinson, formerly in business in New Plymouth, died at Wellington on Saturday morning after a prolonged illness. On giving up business in New Plymouth some years ago he visited Japan, and subsequently engag-, cd in business in Wellington. He was a kindly natured man, and during the influenza epidemic he did splendid work amongst the natives of the Smart Road and Bell Block He leaves a widow and son.

At the Eltham railway station on Saturday morning the staff of the local station and the carriers gathered to make a presentation to Mr. A. Lennon, who after being stationed at Eltham for some four or five years, has been transferred to Stratford. The stationmaster (Mr. G. W. Bennett) made the presentation, and in a neat little speech referred to the excellent relations that had always existed between Mr. Lennon and the other members of the staff. As a token of their esteem they were presenting Mt. Lennon with a travelling rug, and with it went the good wishes of all for the recipient’s future welfare. —Argus.

Mrs. John Nodder, who died at Papatoetoe last week, was born at New Plymouth 76 years ago, being a daughter of the late Mr. Simeon Howell. She was in New Plymouth when the Maori War Droke out,, and »vas. one of the women sent to Nelson, where special provision was made for Taranaki women and children. Her husband was one of the soldiers who took away the body of the Rev. John Whiteley after the iVassacre at White Cliffs, in 1867, and he was in all engagements in the Taranaki district. Mr. and Mrs. Nodder went to Thames in 1869, and resided there until seven years ago, when they went to Auckland. They celebrated their golden wedding four years ago.